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Josh Johnson is the Ryan Fitzpatrick of Josh McCowns. By which, I mean, he's a king among journeymen.
His action in service of an injured Marcus Mariota in Week 16 marked his first pass as a member of the Washington football team since 2018, but no one knows him as simply a Commanders backup. His career has spanned 18 seasons, nine NFL starts and four professional football leagues. He's spent time with 14 different NFL franchises -- a number that puts him above all other journeymen and makes him an immaculate grid cheat code. So who has he played for in his pro career?
Oh, friends, buckle up, because we're about to take a tour through a bunch of practice squads and failed spring football leagues before landing back with the Commanders this winter. In chronological order, Johnson has played for the:
That's a lot of practice and a bunch of paychecks for an average of 19.9 NFL passes per season. In this house, we respect our NFL journeyman king.
This article originally appeared on For The Win: How many teams has Josh Johnson played for?
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His action in service of an injured Marcus Mariota in Week 16 marked his first pass as a member of the Washington football team since 2018, but no one knows him as simply a Commanders backup. His career has spanned 18 seasons, nine NFL starts and four professional football leagues. He's spent time with 14 different NFL franchises -- a number that puts him above all other journeymen and makes him an immaculate grid cheat code. So who has he played for in his pro career?
Oh, friends, buckle up, because we're about to take a tour through a bunch of practice squads and failed spring football leagues before landing back with the Commanders this winter. In chronological order, Johnson has played for the:
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2008–2011, five starts, 0-5 as a starter)
- San Francisco 49ers (2012, practice squad/offseason only)
- Sacramento Mountain Lions (2012, United Football League)
- Cleveland Browns (2012)
- Cincinnati Bengals (2013)
- San Francisco 49ers (2014)
- Cincinnati Bengals (2015, practice squad/offseason only)
- New York Jets (2015, practice squad/offseason only)
- Indianapolis Colts (2015)
- Buffalo Bills (2015)
- Baltimore Ravens (2016, practice squad/offseason only)
- New York Giants (2016)
- Houston Texans (2017)
- Oakland Raiders (2018, practice squad/offseason only)
- San Diego Fleet (2018, Alliance of American Football, did not play in the regular season)
- Washington (2018, three starts, 1-2 as a starter)
- Detroit Lions (2019)
- Los Angeles Wildcats (2020, XFL)
- San Francisco 49ers (2020, practice squad/offseason only)
- New York Jets (2021)
- Baltimore Ravens (2021, one start, 0-1 as a starter)
- Denver Broncos (2022)
- San Francisco 49ers (2022)
- Baltimore Ravens (2023–2024)
- Washington Commanders (2025)
That's a lot of practice and a bunch of paychecks for an average of 19.9 NFL passes per season. In this house, we respect our NFL journeyman king.
This article originally appeared on For The Win: How many teams has Josh Johnson played for?
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